Banking that moves with the Middle East
Backbase
The Middle East is one of the fastest-moving banking markets in the world. From family offices, digital retail, cross-border trade, the demands are distinct and the stakes are high.
Backbase works with the region's leading banks to meet all three. Find the solutions, client proof and thinking that's relevant to you.
With sovereign wealth programs rewriting national economies, digital adoption outpacing mature markets and private wealth concentrating at pace, the GCC has moved from a market to watch to a market to be in.
$3.5 trillion
GCC financial wealth forecast by 2027, with the UAE among the world's fastest-growing wealth centres. (BCG)
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$90-100 billion
Forecast GCC corporate banking revenue by 2030, up from $55–65 billion today. (McKinsey)
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13.6%
AI's projected contribution to GCC GDP by 2030, with a quarter of that coming from financial services. (WEF)
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Wealth, business, retail. All in motion.
GCC banking spans private wealth to mass-market retail, family offices to multinational trade. Backbase is built across all of it.
Wealth & Private banking
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For family offices and high-net-worth clients
The GCC holds some of the world's most complex private wealth structures. We help banks serve them properly: Sharia-compliant vehicles, multi-generational succession planning, and private concierge propositions that actually reflect how GCC families manage money.
Wealth & Private banking
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For family offices and high-net-worth clients
The GCC holds some of the world's most complex private wealth structures. We help banks serve them properly: Sharia-compliant vehicles, multi-generational succession planning, and private concierge propositions that actually reflect how GCC families manage money.
Business banking
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For corporates, SMEs and institutions
Business banking in the GCC runs from fast-growing SMEs to large corporates with complex cross-border needs. We help banks serve both, with the digital infrastructure for onboarding, treasury, FX and trade finance that the region demands.
Retail banking
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For consumers and mass-affluent customers
The UAE, KSA and Qatar each have their own retail dynamics: high expat volumes, strong demand for rewards propositions, and customers who compare your app to the best in the world. We help retail banks meet that bar and raise it.
Everything you need to go further
The research, conversations and field guides behind everything we do in the region. Filter by segment above.
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Backbase gives us something banks rarely get: speed without losing control. The platform evolves with us, the architecture is built for continuous innovation, and they invest heavily in R&D to stay ahead. We're not ripping and replacing every few years. We're building on a foundation that grows with our customers.
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Every bank's setup is different. Book a call and we will show you what modernizing above the core looks like for yours
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